Evolution
Test 6
Maximum marks 12
1. Which of the following refers to correct example(s) of or- 8. Single step large mutation leading to speciation is also
ganisms that have evolved due to changes in environment called
brought about by anthropogenic action? (a) founder effect
(a) Darwin’s Finches of Galapagos islands (b) saltation
(b) Herbicide-resistant weeds (c) branching descent
(c) Drug-resistant eukaryotes (d) natural selection
(d) Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs 9. Which theory attempts to explain to us the origin of uni-
1. (a) and (c) 2. (b), (c) and (d) verse?
3. only (d) 4. only (a) a) Explosion theory
2. At a particular locus, frequency of allele A is 0.6 and that b) Big-Bang theory
of allele a is 0.4. What would be the frequency of het- c) Black hole theory
erozygotes in a random mating population at equilibrium d) Gamma theory
? 10. Panspermia, an idea that is still a favorite for some as-
(a) 0.36 tronomers, means:
(b) 0.16 1. Creation of life from dead and decaying matter
(c) 0.24 2. Creation of life from chemicals
(d) 0.48 3. Origin of sperm in human testes
3. The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, 4. Transfer of spores as a unit of life from other planets of
in East and Central Asia, used hides to protect their bodies Earth
and had brain capacity of 1400 c.c. were 11. The bones of forelimbs of whale, bat, cheetah and man are
(a) Homo habilis similar in structure, because
(b) Neanderthal man (a) one organism has given rise to another
(c) Cro-Magnon man (b) they share a common ancestor
(d) Ramapithecus. (c) they perform the same function
4. In a species, the weight of a newborn ranges from 2 to 5 (d) they have biochemical similarities
kg. 97% of the newborns with an average weight between 12. Which of the following are the two key concepts of Dar-
3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% of the infants born with winian theory of evolution?
weights from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 kg to 5 kg die. Which type
(a) Genetic drift and mutation
of selection process is taking place?
(b) Adaptive radiation and homology
1. Cyclical selection
(c) Mutation and natural selection
2. Directional selection
(d) Branching descent and natural selection
3. Stabilizing selection
4. Disruptive selection
5. A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of
dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency
of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous
recessive individuals in the population?
1. 0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa)
2. 0.36 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.16 (aa)
3. 0.16 (AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
4. 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
6. The phenomenon of the evolution of different species in a
given geographical area starting from a point and spread-
ing to other habitats is called:
1. Saltation 2. Co-evolution
3. Natural selection 4. Adaptive radiation
7. A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
if
1. individuals mate selectively
2. there are no mutations
3. there is no migration
4. the population is large